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as in edges
the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something
a rug with a fancily embroidered border
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as in frontiers
a region along the dividing line between two countries
people who live on an international border get used to carrying a passport
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as in bounds
to serve as a border for
that velvet bordered the sleeves on this shirt, until it fell off
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Recent Examples of borders
Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
This will put borders around app icons, control panel buttons, widgets, and almost every other element of the software, for improved clarity.
—PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Poland borders Ukraine, which was invaded by Russia in 2022.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Especially once Israel occupied Arab lands beyond the 1948 borders, the Palestinian struggle was folded into a global fight against colonialism and neocolonialism.
—Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The cultural impact of her films goes well beyond the UK’s borders.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
Our biggest hits don’t recognize borders.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 22 Sep. 2025
Because of these frictions, more and more types of companies that function across borders are looking to stablecoins as practical tools.
—Aaron Stanley, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Sikorski’s current proposal appears to be restricted to dealing with Russian drones approaching Ukraine’s borders with NATO states.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Voces Unidas, an advocacy group, has documented other ICE operations on the Western Slope, and the Vail Daily reported an increase in ICE operations in May in Eagle County, which borders Frisco’s Summit County.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
Saudi Arabia, the largest GCC country, which borders the UAE and Qatar, was working toward normalizing relations with Israel until the war in Gaza.
—Monica Marks, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Garcia-Aquino is accused of killing Oscar and dumping his body on the side of a road in Oxnard in Ventura County, which borders Los Angeles County, according to authorities.
—Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Tusk also said some of the drones had crossed from Belarus, a Kremlin ally that borders both Ukraine and Poland.
—Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Moving on to the southeast part of Sri Lanka is the Wild Coast Tented Lodge which borders Yala National Park.
—Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Poland, which borders Ukraine, is seeking assurance for support due to the ongoing war with Russia, according to Reuters.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Trump made some noticeable changes to the historic garden that borders the Oval Office, including paving over the center section of the lawn with stone tiles.
—Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
The storm was expected to churn through China and along the northern borders of Vietnam and Laos, according to local weather officials.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
This will put borders around app icons, control panel buttons, widgets, and almost every other element of the software, for improved clarity.
—PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Poland borders Ukraine, which was invaded by Russia in 2022.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Especially once Israel occupied Arab lands beyond the 1948 borders, the Palestinian struggle was folded into a global fight against colonialism and neocolonialism.
—Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The cultural impact of her films goes well beyond the UK’s borders.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
Our biggest hits don’t recognize borders.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 22 Sep. 2025
Because of these frictions, more and more types of companies that function across borders are looking to stablecoins as practical tools.
—Aaron Stanley, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Sikorski’s current proposal appears to be restricted to dealing with Russian drones approaching Ukraine’s borders with NATO states.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
On its southern edge, the Sandwich Plate borders the Antarctic Plate across a short transform fault.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Voces Unidas, an advocacy group, has documented other ICE operations on the Western Slope, and the Vail Daily reported an increase in ICE operations in May in Eagle County, which borders Frisco’s Summit County.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
Saudi Arabia, the largest GCC country, which borders the UAE and Qatar, was working toward normalizing relations with Israel until the war in Gaza.
—Monica Marks, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Garcia-Aquino is accused of killing Oscar and dumping his body on the side of a road in Oxnard in Ventura County, which borders Los Angeles County, according to authorities.
—Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Tusk also said some of the drones had crossed from Belarus, a Kremlin ally that borders both Ukraine and Poland.
—Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Moving on to the southeast part of Sri Lanka is the Wild Coast Tented Lodge which borders Yala National Park.
—Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Poland, which borders Ukraine, is seeking assurance for support due to the ongoing war with Russia, according to Reuters.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Trump made some noticeable changes to the historic garden that borders the Oval Office, including paving over the center section of the lawn with stone tiles.
—Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for borders
Noun
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The edges of the island would also create new trip hazards, the committee said.—
Hanna Kang,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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Rainwater tends to accumulate at the road edges.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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New frontiers in medical use The ability to control the metamaterial remotely makes new medical applications possible.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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For the Bespoke Collective, this project also explored new frontiers, with our first-ever hand-painted Starlight Headliner.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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While the immediate retooling impacts the auto workforce across the state, the shifts also affect the international competition where experts think China and Europe are leaps and bounds ahead of American EV technology and adoption.—
Stuart Dyos,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 Sep. 2025
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With technology growing by leaps and bounds every day, more and more tasks can be automated.—
Adam Coffey,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Each match is expected to sell out the 70,000-capacity stadium, and there will be multiple security perimeters, opposed to the free-flowing situation in the parking lot Saturday.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Earlier this month, a federal judge determined that some of the military's actions in support of ICE, including establishing protective perimeters during raids, constituted law enforcement and thus were against the law.—
Alex Horton,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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Conclusion In conclusion, ServiceNow continues to be a leading software provider, with steady revenue growth, strong cash flow, and margins that many enterprise software competitors would envy.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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At times, the boundaries between art and artist blurred, with Herzog and his creative partner Klaus Kinski taking their dangerous onscreen missions into violent offscreen clashes with each other, as captured in the 1999 documentary, My Best Friend.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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The seven-time Grammy winner has long been embraced by fans for pushing boundaries and using her voice to advocate for human rights — something the star says has been a guiding light for her.—
Melody Chiu,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Enyedi has often made meditative cinema, but here her restraint in some sequences verges on suffocating.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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The film takes a fun detour in the third act into what almost verges into horror territory.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Borders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borders. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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